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Laurent Arnone

Laurent Arnone
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Senior Advisor, Apparel & Textiles
Organisation
ETI

Blog posts from this author

From discussion to action: five priorities shaping the next phase of human rights due diligence in apparel & textile supply chains

16 March 2026
Human rights due diligence is evolving fast, driven by new regulation, systemic risks and growing expectations on businesses to do more than tick boxes. We've distilled the key themes emerging across the sector into five priorities — and what they mean in practice.
From left to right, ETI Executive Director, Giles Bolton, Progression Advisor, Jasmine Stockham and Senior Apparel & Textiles Advisor, Laurent Arnone.

A reality check on HRDD progress in the garment & footwear sector

4 March 2025
ETI's Senior Apparel & Textiles Advisor shares his reflections from the OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment & Footwear Sector.

Five lessons learned from our collective response to the war in Ukraine

26 July 2022
How can companies alleviate risks to people displaced from Ukraine? Laurent Arnone reflects on our collective response to Ukraine and the need for proactive eHRDD in CAHRAs.

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